Do you ever feel like everyone else's house is cleaner than yours?

Question

I clean all the time, and am quite a "neat freak" but I always feel like everyone elses house is cleaner than mine. Do you think it is hard to "keep up with the Jones'". Tell me your experiences and thoughts.

Answer 1

Cleaner than some homes yes, but not cleaner than all homes

Answer 2

There are two of us....my husband and myself.  We are both neatniks.  So I do not find that others houses are cleaner than ours.  I am also a fanatic about how my house smells.  I have the oil cartridge plug ins in every room, and two close to the front door.  To me, the house can be clean, but if it smells funny you won't really notice that it's clean.  It has to smell good too.

Answer 3

I actually find my house cleaner than everyone else's. It's quite bad when I visit a family member or friend. I can always find their flaws and their messes (ie. cob webs, stains in the carpet, dirty dishes, etc.).

When people come to my house they must think "WOW!" because I make them take off their shoes so they don't track dirt in (some people fuss over it, but it's my house!) and some people must be jealous.

Answer 4

Well, I don't, but my mom does.  She feels she needs to impress her housewife friends with her amazing house cleaning abilities.  Whenever someone comes over our house she panics and becomes some sort of house cleaning dictator.  She's the worst when it comes to people coming over.  It's almost like a competition between housewives on who can clean the best.  She's a real desperate housewife.